Tag: simulation theory

What is it that makes a good simulation, “good”? If we set out to simulate our own universe the answer would be realism. The closer to the real thing a simulation is, the better it is in all ways. It follows that a conscious observer must interact with the simulation to give it purpose. The purpose of any simulation is to simulate a physically “real” thing as close as possible. The best simulation possible would be one that the conscious observer is not aware of at all. It is here that we find ourselves on the precipice of a profound idea. That we are, ourselves, at this very moment, conscious within a vast and powerful simulation…